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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in two children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Fudge Elizabeth,
Carol James,
She JinXiong,
Dosch Michael,
Atkinson Mark,
Muir Andrew
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1399-5448
pISSN - 1399-543X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-543x.2005.00130.x
Subject(s) - polyradiculoneuropathy , medicine , type 1 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , immunology , pediatrics , endocrinology , guillain barre syndrome
An association between chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and type 1 diabetes has been described in adults, but not previously in children. Two adolescents with both CIDP and type 1 diabetes are reported here. In order to raise the awareness of CIDP among pediatricians, a description of the clinical and laboratory features, treatment, and prognosis of the condition is provided. A preliminary study was undertaken to determine whether responses to autoantigens in peri‐islet Schwann cells and Schwann cells may account for the association between type 1 diabetes and CIDP. Lymphocyte proliferation in response to these autoantigens was abnormal in one of the two patients, but was also abnormal in one control subject.